{"id":20578,"date":"2020-11-30T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getbybus.com\/en\/blog\/?p=20578"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:49:40","slug":"istanbul-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>There are 2 international Istanbul airports<\/strong> passengers can use when travelling to the Turkish metropolis, Istanbul Airport and Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en Airport. Istanbul airport is located on the European side, while Sabiha Airport is located on the Asian side of Istanbul. <strong>There was also a third airport,<\/strong> Ataturk Airport, which stopped serving commercial flights in 2019. All flights from Ataturk were then transferred to the newly built Istanbul Havalimani Airport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Airports in Istanbul serve over 80 million passengers<\/strong> annually, with the numbers on the rise each year. They connect the city with over 300 world destinations. Of course, those include all the major European destinations. In this guide, we will summarize all the useful information about both airports near Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airports\/#Airports_in_Istanbul\" title=\"Airports in Istanbul\">Airports in Istanbul<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airports\/#Airlines\" title=\"Airlines\">Airlines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airports\/#How_to_get_from_Istanbul_airports_to_Istanbul\" title=\"How to get from Istanbul airports to Istanbul\">How to get from Istanbul airports to Istanbul<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airports\/#Which_Istanbul_airport_is_the_best\" title=\"Which Istanbul airport is the best?\">Which Istanbul airport is the best?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airports\/#Istanbul_Airports_Map\" title=\"Istanbul Airports Map\">Istanbul Airports Map<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airports\/#Istanbul_Airports_FAQs\" title=\"Istanbul Airports FAQs\">Istanbul Airports FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Airports_in_Istanbul\"><\/span>Airports in Istanbul<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Istanbul Airport<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IATA: <\/strong>IST<strong><br \/>ICAO:<\/strong> LTFM<strong><br \/>Passengers: <\/strong>52 million<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Istanbul Airport <\/strong>is the largest airport in the city, and also the main Istanbul airport. The airport is located on the European side of the city. There is still some work to be done at the site, but once it is fully finished, it will be able to accommodate 200 million passengers, making it the largest airport in the world. Locally known as <a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/blog\/istanbul-airport\/\">Istanbul Havalimani airport<\/a>, it is located about 40 kilometers from the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en Airport<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IATA: <\/strong>SAW<strong><br \/>ICAO: <\/strong>LTFJ<strong><br \/>Passengers: <\/strong>34 million<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en Airport <\/strong>is the second largest airport in Istanbul, located about 40 kilometers southeast of the city, on the Asian side of Istanbul. Despite that, the airport has numerous scheduled flights from both European and Asian cities. <a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/blog\/airport-sabiha-gokcen\/\">Getting to the city<\/a> can be done by several transportation means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Airlines\"><\/span>Airlines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we have listed the most important airlines which fly into both Istanbul airports. Istanbul Airport currently services more than 50 airlines with scheduled flights, while Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en has about 20 of them, majority of which are budget airlines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Istanbul Airport&nbsp;airlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Air France<\/li><li>British Airways<\/li><li>Emirates<\/li><li>KLM<\/li><li>Nordwind Airlines<\/li><li>Pegasus Airlines<\/li><li>Qatar Airways<\/li><li>Singapore Airlines<\/li><li>Turkish Airlines<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en airlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>AnadoluJet<\/li><li>Emirates<\/li><li>Flydubai<\/li><li>Pegasus Airlines<\/li><li>Pobeda<\/li><li>Qatar Airways<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_from_Istanbul_airports_to_Istanbul\"><\/span>How to get from Istanbul airports to Istanbul<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several ways of getting to both Istanbul airports to the city center. You can choose between <strong>shuttle buses, metro, taxis or even combining these with ferries <\/strong>(from Sabiha airport). Since Istanbul is pretty large, and you can arrive at different places in the city, we recommend reading more about getting to the city in the guides we\u2019ve linked above.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table horizontal-scroll\"><tbody><tr><td><br \/><\/td><td><strong>Istanbul Airport<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en Airport<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Airport Shuttle<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Public Bus<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Metro<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2717<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ferry<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2717<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Taxi<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Uber<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>From Sabiha airport, ferries have to be combined with either bus or train<\/li><li>For public transportation, you can buy Istanbulkart pass, on which you have to load money to use<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_Istanbul_airport_is_the_best\"><\/span>Which Istanbul airport is the best?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing the best of the two airports in Istanbul is of course subjective, as it all depends on your travel preferences, such as accommodation location or purpose of visiting Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>When travelling to Istanbul<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of price of getting from each airport to the city, there shouldn\u2019t be much difference. The price of transportation is pretty much the same from both airports. Of course, this depends on the location of your destination in the city. Istanbul is pretty large, so if you\u2019re heading to the <strong>western districts like Bakirkoy or Basaksehir<\/strong>, then Istanbul airport would be optimal. On the other hand, if you\u2019re going to the eastern (Asian) districts such as <strong>Kartal<\/strong>, <strong>Maltepe or Sancaktepe<\/strong>, then Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en is much closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travel time to Istanbul districts<\/strong> can vary a lot, especially if you\u2019re crossing the Bosporus strait and heading from European side to the Asian (and vice versa). There are several bus stations in the city, the <strong>main station Esenler Otogar\u0131<\/strong> is located in the European part of the city. As for the train stations, there are 2 major ones which serve the city, <strong>Haydarpa\u015fa <\/strong>on the Asian side and <strong>Marmaray Sirkeci \u0130stasyonu<\/strong> on the European side. All in all, Istanbul city is well-connected with its airports, so you shouldn\u2019t have to worry about finding the ways to reach the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, it all depends on the flights to Istanbul, and whether your departure city has direct flights to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>When travelling to locations near Istanbul<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you plan to visit <strong>destinations on the European side<\/strong> of Turkey, it\u2019s probably best to fly into Istanbul Airport, as it should save you some time and money. Destinations such as B\u00fcy\u00fck\u00e7ekmece, Esenyurt and Arnavutk\u00f6y are closer to the IST airport. On the other hand, if you plan more of <strong>exploring the Asian side of the city<\/strong> and nearby locations, SAW airport is the better choice. Suburban areas around Istanbul like Sultanbeyli and Gebze are closer to the SAW airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For anyone planning their trip from one of<strong> Istanbul airports to other destinations in Turkey<\/strong>, you can find transportation by using the search form on the Traveling.com homepage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>When travelling to Istanbul on a budget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re travelling to Istanbul on a budget, landing at the airports which have frequent flights by low-cost airlines may save you some money. <strong>In this case, that would be Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en,<\/strong> as it has more budget airlines flying into the city. However, that is not to say that Havalimani airport doesn\u2019t have low-cost airlines flying into the airport. Since the price for the transportation to the city is similar from each airport, the best way to save money is by <strong>choosing the budget airline when flying to Istanbul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Istanbul_Airports_Map\"><\/span>Istanbul Airports Map<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1EVizjqgwldr7iTx74JWWbKpWVJrHstnO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Istanbul_Airports_FAQs\"><\/span>Istanbul Airports FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>Are there any hotels near Istanbul airports?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, there are hotels near both airports. Istanbul airport has hotels right at the airport, so you can find accommodation easily. Sabiha Gokcen airport has 2 hotels near the airport, reachable in a few minutes.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>Is there a free WiFi service at Istanbul airports?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, there is free WiFi at both airports. However, at Istanbul airport the service is free for only one hour, while at Sabiha Gokcen that time is 4 hours.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>Are there money exchange and luggage storage services at Istanbul airports?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, there are money exchange offices at both airports. As for the luggage storage, it is also available at both Istanbul and Sabiha Gokcen airport. The price of the baggage deposit depends on its size.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>How early to arrive when departing from Istanbul airports?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Like in many European airports, it\u2019s recommended to arrive at least 2 hours before flight departure for domestic flights, and at least 3 hours before for international flights. Take into account from which side of the Istanbul you\u2019re arriving.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>Can I visit Istanbul in-between flights?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">This depends on the airport you are flying from and how much time you plan on spending in the city. Istanbul is served by 2 airports and both of them are not equally distant from the city, so we recommend avoiding rush hours, so you don\u2019t miss your flight. <\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 2 international Istanbul airports passengers can use when travelling to the Turkish metropolis, Istanbul Airport and Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en Airport. Istanbul airport is located on the European side, while Sabiha Airport is located on the Asian side of Istanbul. There was also a third airport, Ataturk Airport, which stopped serving commercial flights in 2019. 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